The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01) examination is intended for individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to demonstrate basic knowledge of the AWS platform, including available services and their common use cases, AWS Cloud architectural principles (at the conceptual level), account security, and compliance. The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of AWS Cloud economics including costs, billing, and analysis, and the value proposition of the AWS Cloud.
It validates an examinee’s ability to:
Explain the value of the AWS Cloud.
Understand and explain the AWS shared responsibility model.
Understand AWS Cloud security best practices.
Understand AWS Cloud costs, economics, and billing practices.
Describe and position the core AWS services, including compute, network, databases, and storage.
Identify AWS services for common use cases.
Exam Content
Response Types:
There are two types of questions on the examination:
Unanswered questions are scored as incorrect; there is no penalty for guessing.
Exam Results:
Your results for the examination are reported as a score from 100–1,000, with a minimum passing score of 700. Your score shows how you performed on the examination as a whole and whether or not you passed
Content Outline:
Domain 1: Cloud Concepts
Define the AWS Cloud and its value proposition
Identify aspects of AWS Cloud economics
List the different cloud architecture design principles
Domain 2: Security and Compliance
Define the AWS shared responsibility model
Define AWS Cloud security and compliance concepts
Identify AWS access management capabilities
Identify resources for security support
Domain 3: Technology
Define methods of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud
Define the AWS global infrastructure
Identify the core AWS services
Identify resources for technology support
Domain 4: Billing and Pricing
Compare and contrast the various pricing models for AWS
Recognize the various account structures in relation to AWS billing and pricing
Identify resources available for billing support